- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42836-DB WA No. 681 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 681 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI SATISH MALHARARAO KULKARNI S/O LATE MALHARARAO KULKARNI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS PF NO: 3139689 DESIGNATION CHIEF MANAGER (U/S) RESIDING AT SRI RENUKA SADAN, FLAT NO. G-06 PRESIDENT LEON APPARTEMENT, DUO MARVEL LAYOUT, ANANTHAPURA MAIN ROAD, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560 068 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. DESHPANDE AMIT ANAND, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SURESH V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER & DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY STATE BANK OF INDIA DISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT HUB (SOUTH) STATE BANK OF INDIA, 7TH FLOOR NO 157, ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI- 600 002. gmda.south@sbi.co.in Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42836-DB WA No. 681 of 2025 2. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA LOCAL HEAD OFFICE SAINT MARKS ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. cgm.lhoban@sbi.co.in 3. THE GENERAL MANAGER (NETWORK-1) AND APPOINTING AUTHORITY, LOCAL HEAD OFFICE, NO.65, ST. MARKS ROAD, BENGALURU 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T.P MUTHANNA, ADVOCATE FOR R1-R3) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL BY SETTING ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER 25.10.2024, 4.12.2024 AND 27.03.2025 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE IN W.P.NO.28101/2024(S-RES) BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT WITH EXEMPLARY COSTS. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42836-DB WA No. 681 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present appeal has been filed impugning an interim order dated 25.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.28101/2024. The learned Single Judge has said that if the petitioner/appellant were to succeed in the writ petition and eventually the Court were to permit imposition of punishment of compulsory retirement, further disciplinary proceeding pursuant to the Annexure-K to the writ petition, would also be set aside. 2. In fact this observation is in favour of the petitioner, we failed to understand how the petitioner can be said to be aggrieved by the said observation. Moreover, this is only the interim order and no writ appeal lies against the interim order passed by the learned Single Judge, we therefore dismiss the writ appeal. SD/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 50